EdTech Magazine

APRIL 2, 2021

The signs are everywhere, once you start to look. For one student, it’s poor attendance; for another, a ­sudden drop in academic achievement. The third grader who used to be a star now seems more interested in ­interrupting class. A year and counting into the COVID-19 pandemic, and nearly that long since the start of remote learning, many K–12 students are still struggling to adapt — and many teachers are at a loss for what to do.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 2, 2021

Many Christians celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday. To non-Christians (or non-traditional Christians), that event signifies a rebirth of spring that is filled with joy and gifts — and chocolate! Overall, it is America’s most-popular holiday with Christmas a close second. The date depends on the ecclesiastical approximation of the March equinox.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2021

When we look at all the assumptions that have been overturned in higher education because of the pandemic and all the needs that have only grown during this time, what becomes clear is that frameworks that previously worked for higher education are no longer guaranteed to function. Something new is needed, and flipped learning may be exactly the right model for where higher education is headed once the pandemic is over.

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Teacher Tech

APRIL 2, 2021

One of the most effective things you can do to become better at using the computer is to learn keyboard shortcuts. Learn one a week!! I use keyboard shortcuts in Google Drive ALL THE TIME! P to Preview It’s a toss up between P and N for which Drive shortcut I use the most. P […]. The post Google Drive: Keyboard Shortcuts appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

APRIL 2, 2021

Cube Creator is an excellent web tool from ReadWriteThink to use with students in class. It can be used in a variety of educational and literacy based activities including as a pre-writing.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 2, 2021

Alexis, 17, has always been close to her parents. But since the pandemic began, they have been arguing a lot. “We snap at each other more,” she said. “And because there’s more negative emotion with the virus and we’re all trapped in the house together, the stress is definitely amplified.”. This story also appeared in PBS Newshour. Both her parents have been working from their Maryland home since March last year.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2021

The field of education research is usually pretty sleepy—marked by small one-off trials isolated from the work of other research projects. That frustrates Mark Schneider, the director of the Institute for Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education. So he’s pushing to bring a little flash—and more experimentation on the big-name education platforms that millions of students are already using.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2021

According to the most recent data from the National Assessment of Educational Performance (NAEP), two-thirds of K-12 students are not writing at levels expected for their grade level. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, writing had not received the same attention as math or reading. Now, as teachers struggle to manage a combination of remote and face-to-face instruction, it is difficult to imagine how students are being encouraged to write regularly.

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Sell Courses Online

APRIL 2, 2021

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 2, 2021

Richard Carranza, the former schools chief in New York City, will become the chief of strategy and global development at IXL Learning, a Silicon Valley-based online personalized learning platform. The post Former NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza Lands Job With Ed-Tech Company appeared first on Market Brief.

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The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 2, 2021

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SpeechTechie

APRIL 2, 2021

"Virtual field trips" can generate a lot of language and conversation. From spatial concepts about the globe to descriptive setting narrative work, providing a visual of a location can be a fun contextual experience. Google Earth is of course a great resource for all of this, but if you'd like more of a guided tour, here are a few resources for you.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

APRIL 2, 2021

Similar Sites is a a web tool and Chrome extension that you and your students can use to find online resources similar to the one you are presently browsing. With a single click Similar Sites.

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